(800) 499-8085

This is a legitimate debt collection agency.  However, "Lisa Klein" goes to far with her conveyance of your debt and the things that can happen.  The 1099C is a legitimate tax form and they could****entially file one a***nst you.  Although, you must not believe her threats of pursuing this as "an intent to defraud a financial ins***ution". If you pay attention to what they say you could very well be cleared of that debt and in fact receive compensation for the manner in which they approach you.  You DO NOT need their permission to record a call.  Federal law states that as long as one of the parties on the phone is aware the call is being recorded you are allowed to do so. "You" cons***utes as a party engaged in the call.  Beat them at their own "game".  There is a law that protects you from harassment called the "Fair Debt Collection Practices Act." Let's take a look at your protections and what steps you can take to stop the harassment.All personal, family and household debts are covered by this act. These debts can include money owed for the purchase of a car, for medical care and any charge accounts. When a creditor wants to collect a debt from you they have the right to contact you in person, by mail, by telephone, by telegram, or by fax, but they can only make these contacts between 8 a.m. and 9 p.m. A debt collector may not contact you at work if you tell the collector that your employer disapproves of such contacts. Once the debt collector has talked with you once during the day they cannot contact you any more that day or it's considered harassment. They must actually talk with you. If you let the phone ring and don't take the call they can continue to call the number.You can stop the calls by contacting the collector in writing and telling the collector to stop. Once the collector receives your letter, he or she may not contact you a***n except to say there will be no further contact or to notify you that he or she plans to take some specific action, such as file a lawsuit. Collectors can't make threats unless they plan to carry them out. If a collector does take you to court and win, the collector may be able to garnish your wages or seize****ets, so be sure you want to risk that lawsuit by telling them to stop.Even if you do succeed in stopping the calls, the debt does not go away if you do actually owe that debt. You have two options to stop the calls and make the debt go away - work with a not-for-profit credit counseling service or file for bankruptcy.If you don't owe the debt, write a letter to the creditor, or the collection agency making the calls, and state that you do not owe the money. Before you can be contacted a***n the debt collector must send you proof of the debt, such as a copy of the original bill for the amount owed. If you have paid that bill, send proof of payment in writing to stop further calls. Keep that proof of payment in a safe place. Proof that you paid the debt is your best defense if a collector takes you to court.If you believe you are being harassed by a debt collector, you have the right to sue that collector in court within one year from the date of harassment. If you are receiving harassing calls write down the date and details of your conversation each time you talk with a creditor so you'll have proof the contacts. If you win your suit you can get damages of up to $1,000 plus court courts and attorney's fees.Debt collectors cannot use threats of violence or harm, publish list of consumers who refuse to pay their debt (except to a credit bureau), use profane or obscene language, make false or misleading statements, imply that you have committed a crime or that you could go to jail, misrepresent your debt, or threaten any kind of legal action unless they plan to carry through on that threat.If you think you are being harassed, report all complaints about harassment to your state's Attorney General and to the Federal Trade Commission. While they won't help you to file a suit, they will put the information into their data bases and take action when they see a pattern of harassment by a collector.

Called my for my brother at my ***her's residence number trying to contact him. My brother contacted the phone number Sa****ay but there was no answer. Lisa Kline (spelling?) at Eastern Collection Agency advised him that she was trying to collect on a credit card from 1999-2000 for $6000+. She advised that she would be sending a 1099-C to the IRS for all or part, even if settled for $2600 (her offered amount). Sounds fishy because my sister in law received the same type of call a couple of weeks ago.

Like everyone else, I've had an encounter with Lisa Kline of ECA (at least I think that's the name they used when answer the phone). Same old story; tax liability, etc,etc. I informed her that as her husband, she could discuss this with me, since my SSN is the primary on our joint return. She said that she couldn't by law. This is Bulls**t! Under California consumer law, either spouse can discuss this issues with reputable tax organization (ie IRS, state tax board). I then proceeded to end the conversation abruptly.I don't know who these people really are, but I suspect that they are scammers. I've sent Charles Wilson an email, and I encourage everyone else to do the same!

Like the rest of you ,I got a call from Richard Adams at ECA. He left a message concerning taxes and a file number. I decided to check this site to figure what was going on. I won't bother calling them back. Everyone needs to get with Charles Wilson ([email protected]) and get going on a class action lawsuit. Bottom feeding ******bags like this need some jail time to re-think their "theft by intimidation" tactics used to steal money from decent people. I imagine they have a certain rate of success from people too scared to check them out. ECA must be stopped NOW! Although I don't know him, let's all email Charles and see what can be done before someone actually pays these creeps some cash.

This company called relatives of mine and said I owed taxes? Are they a tax collection company?

This company first tried to contact me through my mother's home phone, a number I have never been****ociated with, yes****ay. In a panic she tried to get in contact with me. Today I get two calls with no message from 757-319-4041, I called the number back, no answer, it got added to my block list about twenty minutes later a withheld number shows up.  I don't answer those, waste of my precious roll over minutes. I get a VM from Richard Adams, calling from ECA stating I , my authorized tax representative, or my regestered tax attorney need to call 1-800-499-8085 to discuss this urgent matter, and they left a case number. The IRS is so thrifty they would never give you a toll free number to call if you owe them money. Their tactics are typical, but in this time of financial hardship their tactics are malicious,fraudulant, in some cases can cause severe emotional trauma. "Class Action Lawsuit

This company called my mother's cell phone (I have not lived at my mothers's home for over 19 years)and left a message on her phone that I need to call them in regards to a import matter about my taxes and to call lawyer.  I made the mistake of calling back and he told me that they werer going to do a 1099 on me.  When I asked for what?  Richard (the guy who called and left a message) said that I had a debt on a Citybank card.  I never had a city card and told him so.  He still insisted that I take care on the debt.  What gets me is on top of it not being mine, the debt is old and he has cannot collect on such an old dept.  ECA is the type of company that buys old debts for pennys on the dollar.  ECA needs to be reported to the Feds.

Yes. I also heard from this fraudulent buffoon. As all of you have indicated she was straight away extremely hostile. She threatened me with all manner of things, but the one that caught my attention immediately was some ***ue reference to IRS tax penalties. I knew enough that only the IRS itself can levy any tax penalties or judgment. I told I had my lawyer give her a call. My lawyer informed me of the disarray in which she conducted herself indicating she had very little legal experience at all. She certainly is not lawyer. She uses scare-tactics that your run of the mill collection agent would use. She avoided a great many questions. Particularly, who she worked for and where she was getting her information. It seemed this is a small operation. It's a back alley operation, if you will. I am working with my lawyer for a class-action lawsuit a***nst her. Contact me @ [email protected] if you are interested in putting this person behind bars.

This woman Janice Kramer called saying she was trying to reach my sister and gave me a case number and that my sister needed to call her right away in order to avoid tax proceedings. this was very unsettling. I tried to find out what I could, but she essentially refused to tell me anything due to "privacy issues".

The company is ECA (a collection agency).Same thing - they left a message regarding an IRS issue.I have contacted my attorney.  These people are crazy. Luckily, I have two cell phones put one on speaker and set the other to record the conversation.  Luckily, quite a bit of the conversation is audible...hee hee!!! Also, they accused me of being combative and arrogant just because I s****ed asking questions about her threats about issues with the IRS.  Her colleague is Richard Adams...another ****.Lets just say I had a few choice words for the woman and I personally gave her and addressed her by a new name...begins with a capital "B"!!!! DO NOT give any information to these people.  PERIOD.This is not LEGAL behavior and anyone who has experienced these people need to file a formal complaint.  I am going to file one as soon as I hit the "submit" ****on on this message.

Lisa Cline called from ECA one morning claiming she was calling from a tax service, and stated that she was about to file a 1099 A form to the IRS on an outstanding account (yeah, 8 years outstanding).  She offered to make a settlement with me to pay off the debt thru them, otherwise she would file this form, and the IRS would come after me for the money (which I know is not true).  I accepted the settlement amount since it was fair, and requested that she send me a letter in writing stating who her company was and where they were located, and that paying the money to them would indeed clear this debt from my credit report.  She became extremely rude and said she could not agree to this without my bank account information. I refused to give my account to her unless I had verified these points. She agreed to send me an email, however, the letter didn't include any of the elements I requested, and it was not signed, and basically could have been written by anyone.  I knew I did not have to give my account information over the phone to anyone who was legitmate, so I never called back.  I looked up ECA online with the address she gave me, (in ******ia) and cannot find the company listed in the phone book or any other websites about them. She just found my in-laws home phone number and is calling them claiming to be from the IRS tax service.

I received a call from the following number 800-499-8085. Her name was Nicole James, however I spoke to a Lisa. They claim they are processing a debt that my mother owes and if they do not hear from her today they were going to file a 1099C a***nst her. My mother is elderly and doesn't owe any debts. When I requested their mailing address, she said she did not have to give me that information. This women was beyond rude and words can not describe what I really want to call her. This is truly a scam. Trust me I will be contacting the attorney general.

They called my boyfriend's stepmother's house, a number I have never used before on any information. They asked for my boyfriend by first and lst name and we stated it was him the woman asked for *****ey stated this was regarding a tax situation and left this number and a case number. I called the number back and a guy answered "Yeah, can I help you". I ***g up.  This is ****ing my mind how they called a number that I have never used or gave out. Weird! I don't have the number that was on the ID because the caller id is broken and that home.

April Miller called me yes****ay trying to locate my mother because she wanted to help her head off a serious tax situation at the end of the year.my mother lives in another state. she is 80, is in poor health and lives alone.the whole thing was crazy because my mother hasnt worked in 30 years and i know for a fact that she has no outstanding debt. when she asked the people who what and when did she owe this debt a woman said f**k you and ***g up on her. I called these people 5 times yes****ay where i was cussed threatened and screamed at. two different phone numbers but same place 757 319 4014 wasECA. same exact situation as these others and there are a few other websites just like this one with these same complaints. this has to be illegal. i am furious. by the way, why do they call relatives and long lost friends. my mother is listed in the phone book. I would love to see them held accountableand would be willing to do what ever to help.

My sister-in-law just got a call from this number because her husband was a "possible relative" to me and "April Miller" said she was trying to get ahold of me regarding a "possible tax filing".  She gave a case number and said I needed to call them today or tomorrow.I'm having an attorney friend call for me to see what they say, but this is totally bizarre.  They live in a completely different state and I haven't moved in over a year so why not send a letter if they need to get ahold of me so badly -- why call them? Creepy.

I just got a phone call asking about a roommate I had over 10 years ago. She wanted to know how to contact him. I haven't seen the guy since I moved out. Heard he moved out of state but nothing more. She was EXTREMELY RUDE and s****ing asking if he was my boyfriend or so****ing. I thought that was an odd and fairly personal question - especially since I didn't know who I was talking to. I asked where she was calling from and what this was about and she s****ed accusing me of trying to hide so****ing. Saying things like "you seem awful curious for someone who doesn't know where he is". She then s****ed yelling at me for asking why they were calling. And pretty much ***g up on me as she yelled. I have NEVER experienced anything like this and think it should be illegal.

I got a call from a Lisa Klien, VERY VERY rude I also spoke with a person named Richard Adams threating me with IRS. This left me to tears I'm in emotional stress because of all this.Calling my husbands and I loosers, running us down. making us feel awfull.All over an account that is 10-15 years old.I asked her what company she is from and she wouldnt tell me nor the account number calling us dumb and ******.This company called my family members homes harrassing them even.

I have a client who was contacted by this company.  I called back on the 800 number and encountered very evasive behavior so I submitted the number to the IRS Fraud Division in Fresno, CA.

Some lady claimed to be a friend of my neighbor and wanted me to leave a message on their door to just call the number.  I was thinking to myself "Who calls from an 800 number and gets called back on it?" But I want to check it out before dismissing it.  So I called the number back and a guy answers and is really rude, and will not say what his company's name is.  He ****s up on me and so I called back and spoke with the same guy, he finally says its related to some legal issues.  I explain that the lady claimed to be some friend and he trys to spin this like its my job to give my neighbor the message.  These people have no sense of courtesy, asking me to do their job.

This so called co called my families 4 cell phones leaving messages regarding rea****g a person who shared our last name and gave a case number and that this was going to court tomorrow. They were extremly rude when questioned who they were and answered the phone "Hello" instead of how a business would answer. They gave there names as Paula Good, she left the message, I spoke to a Richard and a screaming nut case named Lisa who screamed at me both times I talked to her.They somehow have access to private cell phone numbers and called all 4 numbers listed under our last name. I told them on my last call that I was going to report them to the TX AG office and Lisa informed me I can't beleive everything I read on the internet, funny I never mentioned to her that I googled the number. They need to be stopped before they rip off a innocent elderly or disabled person who might give them personal info not relizing they are a fraud.

Got call from Nicole James from ECA- this is on Bud Hibbs website as Ellis and Crosby****ociated who has files chapter 11 and Ted Ellis is in jail currently on handgun possession.Caller claimed that I needed to call her or my legal tax advisor today and this would be forwarded to legal tax agency- this is a total fraud and I filed complaint with my state attorney generals office today same day I got call.

Lisa Cline left a message but did not identify her agency name.  Her message implied some sort of IRS or legal action if her call was not returned.  Upon calling the number back, a man answered the phone "ECA".  I asked what type of company this was, and his answer was "it depends".  Since he didn't want to say, I ended the conversation.  A short time later a ranting and screaming Lisa Cline called back.  I asked her the same questions, and she refused to answer.  The company may possibly be East Coast Advisory out of NJ.

This company called my in-laws house asking for me, my husband and my sister for a matter regarding my brother. I do not know how they got my in-laws number but I am sure that they are doing so****ing illegal.

Got a call from a "Lisa Kline", claims she is with ECA and investigating a case and gives the case number.  Tries scare tactic of stating to need to talk to a person or her lawyer. States the matter will be forwarded for further legal council if you do not call back.

Family members are getting these calls from a "Lisa Kline". Had to wrestle the name of her company out of her (ECA - ****** woman didn't know what the initials stand for.)She is EXTREMELY rude, constantly threatens to "serve" a supeaona and also uses the IRS & case # routine. Little does she know that they cannot legally claim they are connected to any government agency. Had she not been so rude to my family I would have gladly called her back.

got a call from "Samuel Clemens" at ECA (Eastern Collection Agency) in ******ia, claiming he's helping avoid the IRS filing legal papers. Also used a file #. I find no record of such a business...but did find some similar sounding fishing scheme on snopes.com, that says bogus companies commonly claim to represent the IRS.